October 2024 PNW Weather Discussion

[snow_wizard]

Pretty crazy temp gradient thought the Puget Sound Basin today.  Running 10+ degrees lower north of Tacoma than from Tacoma south.  SEA will start out with a minus this month.

[Cold Snap]

Had a low of 37 here yesterday morning. It was chilly but also kind of felt refreshing.

 

[snow_wizard]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What are your analogs homie.

I think he has mentioned 1988 and 2010 quite a bit.

[snow_wizard]

Just now, Cold Snap said:

Had a low of 37 here yesterday morning. It was chilly but also kind of felt refreshing.

 

I always like the first sub 40 low, but first frost is even better.

[Cold Snap]

@GHweatherChris

[MossMan]

Sprinkles! 

[snow_wizard]

2 hours ago, iFred said:

Anyone else with citrus or sensitive fruit trees that they are caring for over winter? I know my lime won’t like 35° and can see damage from a hard frost, but my fig trees should be good to 12 hours of 25° and fared well out doors over the past year.

Last winter got seriously cold.  I think it was below 25 for a good many consecutive hours.

I know you want Everett to be the fig capitol of the world, but I'm not so sure it will work out well. 

[Tenochtitlan]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

Last winter got seriously cold.  I think it was below 25 for a good many consecutive hours.

I know you want Everett to be the fig capitol of the world, but I'm not so sure it will work out well. 

There are even productive fig trees in Bellingham. Though I wonder if last winter’s extreme cold might have damaged them.

[snow_wizard]

Nearly 80 in Portland while it's only 63 in Seattle.  The huge N to S gradient continues into the new month.

[Randyc321]

6 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

After yet another top 5 warm month, we get October off to a warm start today. 

It's 58 here.  I'm roasting.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Tenochtitlan said:

There are even productive fig trees in Bellingham. Though I wonder if last winter’s extreme cold might have damaged them.

I thought he was flat out kidding.  I wasn't aware they were cold tolerant at all.  Last winter got pretty brutal in Bellingham.

[Deweydog]

BTW… The WD is under ATTACK at the hands of stinkbugs. The response will be swift and severe. 

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, Randyc321 said:

It's 58 here.  I'm roasting.

The NW quarter of WA has been way cooler then everywhere else in the NW lately.  

[the_convergence_zone]

2 minutes ago, Tenochtitlan said:

There are even productive fig trees in Bellingham. Though I wonder if last winter’s extreme cold might have damaged them.

The desert king variety that is common in western Washington is hardy to zone 7, 0-5 °F. The low teens that we had last winter were no problem. Even in the event that it did get to 0 °F I bet the tree would survive, it just might need some pruning. 

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

BTW… The WD is under ATTACK at the hands of stinkbugs. The response will be swift and severe. 

Yuck!

[Randyc321]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

The NW quarter of WA has been way cooler then everywhere else in the NW lately.  

A trend to continue till March. 

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, the_convergence_zone said:

The desert king variety that is common in western Washington is hardy to zone 7, 0-5 °F. The low teens that we had last winter were no problem. Even in the event that it did get to 0 °F I bet the tree would survive, it just might need some pruning. 

Bellingham had sustained sub 15 temps with high winds and very dry air though.  Not sure if wind and dp make a difference with those or not.

[Omegaraptor]

7 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Nearly 80 in Portland while it's only 63 in Seattle.  The huge N to S gradient continues into the new month.

91 in Medford and 102 in Redding, single digit RH at both.

“If you don’t like the weather in the Northwest, just drive a couple hours.”

[T-Town]

Some interesting clouds today. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

A beautiful October 80F burger here. 83F in the SE valley, looks like 81F so far at EUG. Getting some mid-fall outdoor work done.

[Tenochtitlan]

11 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I thought he was flat out kidding.  I wasn't aware they were cold tolerant at all.  Last winter got pretty brutal in Bellingham.

Yeah, it’s amazing how after even a cold winter they rapidly put out new foliage and then fruit in the fall. One summer in Bellingham I stayed at a house that had a fig tree, they were great! 
 

There are a lot of them in Portland. Most are the variety that has green fruit even when they’re ripe, but I think I saw purple figs once or twice. 

[snow_wizard]

Quick 15 or so degree temp drop south of Seattle in progress as the wind shifts to north.  Love it!

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

16 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

The desert king variety that is common in western Washington is hardy to zone 7, 0-5 °F. The low teens that we had last winter were no problem. Even in the event that it did get to 0 °F I bet the tree would survive, it just might need some pruning. 

My tree died to the ground in winter last year. First time doing that. January did a number on it. 

[the_convergence_zone]

1 minute ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

My tree died to the ground in winter last year. First time doing that. January did a number on it. 

How much recovery did you get this year? 

There are some in the Seattle area that are 30 ft tall and must be 20-30 years old. So they've survived everything the 21st century has thrown at them. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

3 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

How much recovery did you get this year? 

There are some in the Seattle area that are 30 ft tall and must be 20-30 years old. So they've survived everything the 21st century has thrown at them. 

Whole bunch of new growth from the base. About 5 ft tall. Will need to prune it way back to provide structure again. This tree is against the house too, so it is protected... didn't matter with 4 days of single digits. 

[snow_wizard]

Wow!  There is one variety of figs that grow in zone 5.  That includes parts of Wisconsin and South Dakota!

[GHweatherChris]

39 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

@GHweatherChris

D**n right!  Had a small family of them in the yard this morning, that's a good sign.

[snow_wizard]

Looks like things are going to clear out pretty quickly with more chilly nights ahead.  Even tonight looks pretty good again.  Right now it appears SEA could easily run below normal for the first week of the month.

[MossMan]

11 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

D**n right!  Had a small family of them in the yard this morning, that's a good sign.

Sure hope they weren’t collecting rugs from the neighborhood in preparation for this coming winters model riding…

Edited October 1 by MossMan

[Winterdog]

64/38 today.  Sunny early, cloudy now 57 and calm.  

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Both the GFS and EC depicting an absolutely insane record hot start to October. Craziness!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Both the GFS and EC depicting an absolutely insane record hot start to October. Craziness!

83 now. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Looks like a 49/55 day here. Overcast has really kept a lid on both max and min temps.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Oh look new fires. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

50 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

My tree died to the ground in winter last year. First time doing that. January did a number on it. 

There’s a number of fig trees in my neighbourhood. They all survived last January’s 7˚F just fine.

[DareDuck]

84/36 here. Should have plenty 40 degree spreads the next couple weeks. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Oh look new fires. 

Depressing. I would be very surprised to see any in MBY. We’ve had some good rains already, and it’s now cool enough, with short enough days, that the forest floor is very unlikely to dry out until next spring.

[T-Town]

Misting now. 56 degrees after a high of 69. 

[Meatyorologist]

2 hours ago, Phil said:

I’ve seen the sun 1 time in the last 10 days. And it was for 2hrs.

Worth it to finally score rain, but not gonna lie my SAD is flaring up.

Vitamin D pills have been doing wonders for me lately. Never even considered taking any until now despite living in Seattle all my life.

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, T-Town said:

Misting now. 56 degrees after a high of 69. 

Wow, that changed quickly. Very pretty, sunny drive to work. Going from sunny and breezy and mixed to a saturated low level thermal thermal profile in an hour is a sign Fall is returning.